North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida Job Growth

There were 310,200 jobs in North Port, Florida in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 359,184 employed persons for the month. North Port lost 100 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,955 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare North Port job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	310,200	-100	+10,000
CPS	359,184	+1,955	+9,371

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

North Port, Florida Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for North Port as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for North Port, Florida

CES employment for North Port peaked in September 2018 at 310,300. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in North Port according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in October 2018 for North Port is at a new high of 359,184.

Employment: CES, CPS

North Port, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	310,200	-100	359,184	1,955
September 2018	310,300	600	357,229	3,588
August 2018	309,700	1,200	353,641	-1,374
July 2018	308,500	400	355,015	952
June 2018	308,100	1,000	354,063	-1,149
May 2018	307,100	-100	355,212	475
April 2018	307,200	200	354,737	-347
March 2018	307,000	1,100	355,084	-83
February 2018	305,900	1,400	355,167	3,287
January 2018	304,500	900	351,880	1,448
December 2017	303,600	300	350,432	227
November 2017	303,300	3,100	350,205	392